1 dead after vehicle crosses center line, crashes into vehicle on Detroit's east side

74-year-old woman killed

A woman was killed Aug. 2, 2018 in a crash on Detroit's east side. (WDIV)

DETROIT – One person is dead after a head-on crash Thursday evening in Detroit.

Police said a 53-year-old woman was traveling east on Jefferson Avenue at Conner Street in a 2007 Jeep Commander when she crossed the center line. She struck a 2006 Ford Escape.

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The driver of the Escape, a 74-year-old woman, was killed in the crash. The driver of the Jeep and a 57-year-old passenger suffered minor injuries, police said.

Police said alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash.


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